The U.S. Coast Guard has put out a reminder of the danger and penalties of hoax distress calls. False distress calls have been on the rise and the ...
On August 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(NPR) – Canada has shut its border with the United States due to the coronavirus epidemic yet Americans are sailing from Washington state to British Columbia. In order ...
On August 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(Falmouth Packet) – Ten-year old Toobs, a border collie had been onboard with his owner when he somehow went overboard and missing. The police and coast guard in ...
On August 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(ITV/UK) – Thank heavens for first responders. In just one weekend, in the west country area of the UK the RNLI and British Coast Guard responded to a ...
On August 14, 2020 / By Sandy ParksHave you wondered how names of hurricanes come about? This year in particular people have struggled with the pronunciation of the current hurricane/tropical storm Isaias. CNN has the ...
On August 7, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(Palm Beach Post) – Isaias was a tropical storm when it landed in Palm Beach and though not a hurricane, managed to cause some damage. A 28-foot sailboat, ...
On August 7, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(Earther) – People around the world followed the story of Tahlequah, a Southern Resident killer whale who in 2018 carried around her dead calf for two weeks. Researchers ...
On August 7, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(Maui News) – The people who stole Pacific oysters in Maalaea Bay, Hawaii would be in for a rude awakening if they ate them. The oysters are part ...
On August 7, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(Radio New Zealand) – International sailors who have been aboard their boats in New Zealand for months are getting concerned about the limitations on their visas. With the ...
On August 7, 2020 / By Sandy Parks(Daily Record/UK) – William Kidd of Dundee, Scotland, better known as Captain Kidd was hung as a pirate in London in 1701. Mostly known as a pirate, there ...
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